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  • Lawson to make F1 race debut this weekend.

    From ~misfit~@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 26 12:37:07 2023
    Unfortunately it's as a replacement for Dan Ricciardo who broke his hand in FP2. Liam's not going
    to get much practice now for the race, it's really going to be a test of how well he 'step's up'!

    As the Italian GP is next weekend there's a strong chance that Liam will be racing there too.
    Personally I'd have preferred his GP debut to have been at the start of a season (with all the prep
    that entails) but I guess this is better than nothing.
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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 25 23:21:34 2023
    On 8/25/2023 8:37 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
    Unfortunately it's as a replacement for Dan Ricciardo who broke his hand
    in FP2. Liam's not going to get much practice now for the race, it's
    really going to be a test of how well he 'step's up'!

    As the Italian GP is next weekend there's a strong chance that Liam will
    be racing there too. Personally I'd have preferred his GP debut to have
    been at the start of a season (with all the prep that entails) but I
    guess this is better than nothing.

    Does he at least have some experience at either (or both) of Zandvoort
    or Monza? There's not a lot of preseason prep available for F1 rookies
    these days and the early schedule is heavy with tracks that don't run F2.

    https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-team-bosses-urge-for-calendar-format-rethink-to-help-rookie-drivers/10511341/

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  • From ~misfit~@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 26 21:42:33 2023
    On 26/08/2023 9:35 pm, ~misfit~ wrote:
    On 26/08/2023 3:21 pm, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 8/25/2023 8:37 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
    Unfortunately it's as a replacement for Dan Ricciardo who broke his hand in FP2. Liam's not
    going to get much practice now for the race, it's really going to be a test of how well he
    'step's up'!

    As the Italian GP is next weekend there's a strong chance that Liam will be racing there too.
    Personally I'd have preferred his GP debut to have been at the start of a season (with all the
    prep that entails) but I guess this is better than nothing.

    Does he at least have some experience at either (or both) of Zandvoort or Monza?  There's not a
    lot of preseason prep available for F1 rookies these days and the early schedule is heavy with
    tracks that don't run F2.

    https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-team-bosses-urge-for-calendar-format-rethink-to-help-rookie-drivers/10511341/

    Liam raced at Zandvoort in F2 in 2022 and at Monza in both 2021 and 2022 so that's in his favour.

    The bad thing is his only practice session (P3) before this race is wet. :-/

    ... and now the session has been stopped for a Magnussen spin in turn 3. I hope Liam gets some
    running at least. He's always been good when the grip is marginal.
    --
    Shaun.

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  • From ~misfit~@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Sat Aug 26 21:35:38 2023
    On 26/08/2023 3:21 pm, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 8/25/2023 8:37 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
    Unfortunately it's as a replacement for Dan Ricciardo who broke his hand in FP2. Liam's not going
    to get much practice now for the race, it's really going to be a test of how well he 'step's up'!

    As the Italian GP is next weekend there's a strong chance that Liam will be racing there too.
    Personally I'd have preferred his GP debut to have been at the start of a season (with all the
    prep that entails) but I guess this is better than nothing.

    Does he at least have some experience at either (or both) of Zandvoort or Monza?  There's not a lot
    of preseason prep available for F1 rookies these days and the early schedule is heavy with tracks
    that don't run F2.

    https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-team-bosses-urge-for-calendar-format-rethink-to-help-rookie-drivers/10511341/

    Liam raced at Zandvoort in F2 in 2022 and at Monza in both 2021 and 2022 so that's in his favour.

    The bad thing is his only practice session (P3) before this race is wet. :-/
    --
    Shaun.

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  • From XYXPDQ@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 27 15:10:08 2023
    He did pretty well given the circumstances.

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to XYXPDQ on Mon Aug 28 11:10:02 2023
    On 28/08/2023 10:10 am, XYXPDQ wrote:
    He did pretty well given the circumstances.

    Well, he finished the race without any major distaster.

    Talk about being thrown in at the deep end !

    geoff

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  • From ~misfit~@21:1/5 to XYXPDQ on Mon Aug 28 14:28:20 2023
    On 28/08/2023 10:10 am, XYXPDQ wrote:
    He did pretty well given the circumstances.

    Yeah I think so too.

    It would have been good to see him have his first F1 race fully prepared (and extend his record of
    winning 8 times on debut in new series) but he didn't do too badly all things considered.

    I'm still trying to find out what happened to Yuki on the last lap. I hope Liam didn't punt him off.
    --
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  • From Sir Tim@21:1/5 to geoff on Mon Aug 28 09:10:46 2023
    geoff <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 28/08/2023 10:10 am, XYXPDQ wrote:
    He did pretty well given the circumstances.

    Well, he finished the race without any major distaster.

    Talk about being thrown in at the deep end !

    The view from PlanetF1:

    “Drafted in for Saturday morning for injured Daniel Ricciardo, the Dutch GP was always going to be something of a ‘free hit’ for Lawson. Qualifying last was expected, and completing a full race distance with the car in one piece was the aim for Sunday.

    He made a tentative start to the race, but appeared to grow in confidence
    as the race went on. Passing the ailing Ferrari of Charles Leclerc must
    have felt good, and he acquitted himself well in the shootout after the restart. Making his way past Bottas and Magnussen to claim P13 on his unprepared debut is a solid start for the New Zealander.”

    A fair assessment I think.

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    Sir Tim

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  • From ~misfit~@21:1/5 to Sir Tim on Mon Aug 28 21:34:14 2023
    On 28/08/2023 9:10 pm, Sir Tim wrote:
    geoff <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 28/08/2023 10:10 am, XYXPDQ wrote:
    He did pretty well given the circumstances.

    Well, he finished the race without any major distaster.

    Talk about being thrown in at the deep end !

    The view from PlanetF1:

    “Drafted in for Saturday morning for injured Daniel Ricciardo, the Dutch GP was always going to be something of a ‘free hit’ for Lawson. Qualifying last was expected, and completing a full race distance with the car in one piece was the aim for Sunday.

    He made a tentative start to the race, but appeared to grow in confidence
    as the race went on. Passing the ailing Ferrari of Charles Leclerc must
    have felt good, and he acquitted himself well in the shootout after the restart. Making his way past Bottas and Magnussen to claim P13 on his unprepared debut is a solid start for the New Zealander.”

    A fair assessment I think.

    They don't mention him beating his team-mate???

    ;-)

    I've been looking forward to seeing Liam in F1 ever since I watched him race in and win the 2019 NZ
    Toyota Racing Series at the age of 17. I must admit I didn't think he'd get helicoptered in for an
    injured driver though and have been a bit apprehensive for him, coming in unprepared as he did.

    Hopefully he makes a good fist of Monza (if he races there) and acquits himself well.
    --
    Shaun.

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    in the DSM"
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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 28 09:49:11 2023
    On 8/27/2023 10:28 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
    I'm still trying to find out what happened to Yuki on the last lap. I
    hope Liam didn't punt him off.

    Five second time penalty (causing a collision with Russell), dropping
    him two places.

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  • From ~misfit~@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Tue Aug 29 11:10:24 2023
    On 29/08/2023 1:49 am, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 8/27/2023 10:28 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
    I'm still trying to find out what happened to Yuki on the last lap. I
     hope Liam didn't punt him off.

    Five second time penalty (causing a collision with Russell), dropping
    him two places.

    Thanks Mark. I checked the motorsport sites and found it after posting.

    The Sky commentary team didn't explain Lawson's earlier 10 second penalty for a 'pitstop
    infringement'. Turns out that the team double-stacked their drivers and Yuki's stop was slow which
    left Liam waiting, blocking the Haas pitbox.

    Cheers,
    --
    Shaun.

    "Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification
    in the DSM"
    David Melville

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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 29 16:10:30 2023
    On 8/25/2023 8:37 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
    As the Italian GP is next weekend there's a strong chance that Liam
    will be racing there too.

    AlphaTauri have announced that Lawson will be driving until Ricciardo is
    fit. This may be a while:

    https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a44938499/daniel-ricciardos-f1-return-from-hand-injury-not-happening-anytime-soon/

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  • From News@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Tue Aug 29 16:36:49 2023
    On 8/29/2023 4:10 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 8/25/2023 8:37 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
    As the Italian GP is next weekend there's a strong chance that Liam
    will be racing there too.

    AlphaTauri have announced that Lawson will be driving until Ricciardo is fit.  This may be a while:

    https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a44938499/daniel-ricciardos-f1-return-from-hand-injury-not-happening-anytime-soon/


    Expected to see him drinking out of the cast...

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  • From ~misfit~@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Wed Aug 30 10:34:55 2023
    On 30/08/2023 8:10 am, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 8/25/2023 8:37 PM, ~misfit~ wrote:
    As the Italian GP is next weekend there's a strong chance that Liam
    will be racing there too.

    AlphaTauri have announced that Lawson will be driving until Ricciardo is fit.  This may be a while:

    https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a44938499/daniel-ricciardos-f1-return-from-hand-injury-not-happening-anytime-soon/

    Bummer for Dan. I hope that he's fit for Mexico at least (29th October). That will leave Liam free
    to complete his Super Formula season that weekend. (He's second in the standings with a reasonable
    chance of winning the championship.)

    If Dan's not fit by then maybe Nyck can drive Mexico?
    --
    Shaun.

    "Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification
    in the DSM"
    David Melville

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